Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 22, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 21, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 20, 2018 |
1st report cal.670 |
Jan 09, 2018 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S7348
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 4-E §§71-aa - 71-dd, Ag & Mkts L
2017-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7348 SPONSOR: ALCANTARA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enacting the "surplus food to charitable organizations act" PURPOSE OF THE BILL: In response to the humanitarian and environmental concerns outlined below, the purpose of this bill is to provide a vehicle for large super- markets to make available edible food they are throwing out, to charita- ble organizations which feed the poor, needy, disadvantaged and at-risk persons. This is edible food the supermarket is throwing away in the normal course of its business operations. The supermarkets are not required to transport or distribute the food. State tax revenues and public health laws and regulations are unaffected. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
2017-S7348 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7348 I N S E N A T E January 9, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enacting the "surplus food to charitable organizations act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "surplus food to charitable organizations act". § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 4-E to read as follows: ARTICLE 4-E SURPLUS FOOD TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ACT SECTION 71-AA. DEFINITIONS. 71-BB. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 71-CC. AVAILABILITY. 71-DD. CONSTRUCTION. § 71-AA. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. THE TERM "EXCESS FOOD" MEANS FOOD PRODUCTS THAT A SUPERMARKET HAS OFFERED FOR SALE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, WHICH IS STILL EDIBLE BUT WHICH SUCH SUPERMARKET IS DISPOSING OF DUE TO DIMINISHING QUALITY STANDARDS OR APPEARANCE, THE "BEST BY DATE" OR "USE BY DATE" LABELING DEADLINE HAS PASSED, SUPPLIES ARE OVERSTOCKED OR OTHER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. EXCESS FOOD SHALL NOT INCLUDE: FRESH MILK, MEAT, FISH OR POULTRY; FOOD DAMAGED DUE TO PESTS, MOLD, BACTERIA OR OTHER CONTAMINATION; FOOD DAMAGED BY STORAGE CONDI- TIONS; AND ANY FOOD THAT IS SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENTAL OR PRODUCER RECALL. EXCESS FOOD SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY FOOD: RETURNED TO A SUPPLIER; DONATED TO A QUALIFYING CHARITY; SOLD TO A FOOD REMARKETER, A RESTAURANT OR OTHER PREPARER OF FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION; OR SOLD TO A FARMER OR OTHER PRODUCER. 2. THE TERM "QUALIFYING CHARITY" MEANS A RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FOOD AT NO COST TO THE POOR, NEEDY, DISADVANTAGED OR AT-RISK PERSONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FOOD PANTRY, FOOD BANK, SOUP KITCHEN OR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FOOD AT NO COST TO SUCH PERSONS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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